1964 Islington London Borough Council election

The 1964 Islington Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.

1964 Islington London Borough Council election

7 May 1964 (1964-05-07)
All 60 council seats 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	174,595
Turnout	29,288, 16.8%
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats before New council Seats after 60
Council control before election Didn't exist Council control after election Labour

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury and Metropolitan Borough of Islington. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Islington by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 171 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 19 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 55 and 18 respectively. Other candidates included 19 New Liberal candidates, 13 Communists, 1 Independent Communist, 1 Independent Labour, 1 Union Movement and 3 Independent P/Labour. There were 10 three-seat wards, 6 four-seat wards and 3 two-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 10 aldermen.

The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.

Election result

The results saw Labour gain the new council after winning all 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 16.8%. This turnout included 461 postal votes.

1964 Islington London Borough Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Total		60

Ward results

Barnsbury

Barnsbury (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dr. M. G. O'Donoghue	1,155
	Labour	Mrs. E. Brown	1,068
	Labour	C. Goddard	1,058
	Conservative	P. E. Postgate	191
	Conservative	G. F. Luttridge	183
	Conservative	F. H. Luttridge	174
	Communist	J. W. Jones	128
Registered electors			8,081
Turnout			1,428	17.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bunhill

Bunhill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Payne	979
	Labour	A. A. Goldshaw	947
	Conservative	Mrs. L. M. Baycock	250
	Conservative	W. D. Barrett	246
	Communist	F. O'Shea	124
	Liberal	E. Hull	114
	Liberal	S. Raphael	103
	Independent Communist	I. Kenna	79
Registered electors			6,355
Turnout			1,479	23.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Canonbury

Canonbury (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. F. Chaloner	1,464
	Labour	H. J. Robinson	1,436
	Labour	Mrs. A. Seeley	1,431
	Labour	Mrs. M. M. Ford	1,423
	Conservative	J. P. Bennett	370
	Conservative	Miss E. M. Carlson	361
	Conservative	Miss D. Driscoll	350
	Conservative	P. E. Medlycott	322
	Liberal	C. Simpson	216
	Liberal	P. J. Hudson	213
	Liberal	D. A. Heigham	209
	Liberal	T. Tarling	205
	New Liberal	F. White	160
	New Liberal	A. Midson	158
	New Liberal	T. Savage	156
	New Liberal	S. Popkin	145
	Independent Labour	J. T. Yule	22
Registered electors			11,887
Turnout			2,193	18.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Slater	943
	Labour	J. Trotter	926
	Labour	S. W. Withey	886
	Conservative	Mrs. J. P. Smith	240
	Conservative	S. J. Thomas	240
	Conservative	Mrs. M. J. Mason	232
	Liberal	C. Wicker	137
	Liberal	H. Wilson	131
	Liberal	Miss D. Edwardes	106
Registered electors			8,113
Turnout			1,318	16.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Highbury

Highbury (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. A. Barnard	1,127
	Labour	A. G. Seeley	1,103
	Labour	L. T. Coombs	1,100
	Labour	D. J. Lewis	1,094
	Conservative	Mrs. V. M. Brand	429
	Conservative	E. M. Williams	429
	Conservative	Mrs. C. D. Jelbart	424
	Conservative	K. J. Wenden	418
	New Liberal	F. Barrett	210
	New Liberal	A. G. Batt	194
	New Liberal	V. Babb	193
	New Liberal	A. White	174
Registered electors			11,003
Turnout			1,777	16.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Highview

Highview (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. C. Lubin	1,073
	Labour	D. J. Davies	1,065
	Labour	J. B. Thirlwell	1,055
	Conservative	D. W. Bromfield	711
	Conservative	Miss A. T. Callaghan	698
	Conservative	E. I. Jones	670
	Liberal	K. I. Parker	188
	Communist	J. Kean	95
Registered electors			8,576
Turnout			1,939	22.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hillmarton

Hillmarton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Brack	648
	Labour	A. J. Cannon	639
	Conservative	Mrs. M. H. Leeson	318
	Conservative	R. P. C. Taft	314
	Communist	R. Scaffardi	52
Registered electors			6,498
Turnout			1,024	15.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hillrise

Hillrise (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Hockin	1,037
	Labour	S. E. Ley	1,017
	Labour	A. E. White	982
	Conservative	G. W. Bennett	461
	Conservative	Mrs. F. P. Markes	451
	Conservative	Mrs. D. Whittington	442
	Communist	R. Bolster	110
Registered electors			8,741
Turnout			1,541	17.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Holloway

Holloway (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. G. Baker	929
	Labour	Mrs. F. H. Cantwell	920
	Labour	Miss J. E. Woodhall	893
	Labour	Mrs. V. F. Prythergch	879
	Conservative	Mrs. M. M. Bourne	189
	Conservative	Mrs. N. D. Champ	181
	Conservative	Mrs. H. P. Stubbs	160
	Conservative	G. E. Leeson	149
	Communist	J. F. Moss	134
	Union Movement	R. S. Pegg	102
Registered electors			10,256
Turnout			1,242	12.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Junction

Junction (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Grant	1,229
	Labour	Mrs. E. A. Plummer	1,221
	Labour	L. Ross	1,200
	Labour	C. S. Tarr	1,155
	Conservative	Mrs. I. M. Akers	576
	Conservative	E. J. Ranson	527
	Conservative	Mrs. J. Jones	523
	Conservative	H. J. Ranson	515
	Communist	Mrs. K. Thomas	206
Registered electors			11,306
Turnout			1,872	16.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Mildmay

Mildmay (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. W. F. Ford	1,248
	Labour	J. Walker	1,245
	Labour	Mrs. Z. Bagnari	1,241
	Labour	Mrs. M. M. Short	1,233
	Conservative	Miss P. Carr	619
	Conservative	Mrs. E. H. Archer	609
	Conservative	C. G. Roche	603
	Conservative	J. W. Nott	597
	Liberal	Mrs. U. F. Barber	240
	Liberal	C. S. Hatchard	216
	Liberal	K. Scriven	210
	Liberal	S. T. Leigh	205
	New Liberal	Miss E. Newman	147
	New Liberal	Mrs. Elsie W. Lomas	145
	New Liberal	S. Morris	140
	New Liberal	R. J. Nabarro	140
Registered electors			12,502
Turnout			2,247	18.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Parkway

Parkway (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. A. Clubb	837
	Labour	H. J. Reid	832
	Labour	T. C. Rooney	831
	Conservative	Mrs. D. Greenland	137
	Conservative	N. S. Jamison	130
	Communist	G. Riddell	124
	Conservative	Miss M. Simmonds	124
Registered electors			8,621
Turnout			1,065	12.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Pentonville

Pentonville (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. J. Redrupp	1,128
	Labour	W. C. Comley	1,097
	Labour	J. F. Sabini	1,073
	Conservative	Mrs. W. A. Dudley	370
	Conservative	A. H. Hull	370
	Conservative	P. N. Gilbert	360
	Liberal	A. S. Applin	171
	Liberal	Mrs. J. Burns	170
	Liberal	A. Cole	169
Registered electors			8,925
Turnout			1,686	18.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Quadrant

Quadrant (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. S. Bailey	1,252
	Labour	B. A. Bagnari	1,250
	Labour	C. V. Connell	1,212
	Labour	Mrs. B. Stradling	1,186
	Conservative	Miss L. O. Clark	564
	Conservative	Miss D. E. Nelson	551
	Conservative	Miss C. J. Wells	546
	Conservative	N. Victor	541
	New Liberal	Mrs. I. Barrett	288
	New Liberal	W. Eaton	246
	New Liberal	Mrs. E. White	245
	New Liberal	W. Wilsher	234
	Communist	Mrs. R. Apter	111
Registered electors			11,930
Turnout			2,120	17.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St George's

St George's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. E. J. Walker	964
	Labour	J. Barnes	957
	Labour	N. Hitchen	952
	Conservative	Mrs. L. R. Bennett	391
	Conservative	Miss R. Smith	372
	Conservative	Mrs. M. German	358
	Liberal	Mrs. D. Balden	176
Registered electors			8,321
Turnout			1,449	17.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Mary

St Mary (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. C. Gough	831
	Labour	R. L. Cross	814
	Labour	G. A. Ives	800
	Conservative	R. A. Baker	278
	Conservative	C. V. Bourne	269
	Conservative	Miss A. G. Leeson	262
	Communist	E. Collings	109
Registered electors			8,608
Turnout			1,181	13.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Peter

St Peter (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. L. Bell	1,250
	Labour	E. D. Ward	1,235
	Labour	Mrs. D. K. Rogers	1,224
	Conservative	G. P. Smith	268
	Conservative	E. A. Day	263
	Conservative	D. S. Manuel	233
	Communist	Mrs. M. Betteridge	102
Registered electors			9,761
Turnout			1,590	16.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Station

Station (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Smith	605
	Labour	Mrs. E. M. Simms	590
	Communist	Mrs. C. Perry	87
Registered electors			5,738
Turnout			687	12.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Thornhill

Thornhill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. E. M. Simpkins	800
	Labour	H. Beard	790
	Labour	W. E. Simpkins	769
	Independent P/Labour	A. Bennett	316
	Independent P/Labour	W. J. Morley	287
	Independent P/Labour	R. Morley	279
	New Liberal	Miss A. Lewis	247
	New Liberal	A. Davis	239
	New Liberal	Alan Ernest Lomas	234
	Communist	D. Dunn	90
Registered electors			9,373
Turnout			1,450	15.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)